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trotsky

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46. I also identify as a golfer (albeit a poor one) and a Beatles fan.

Thu Jan 19, 2017, 04:58 PM

Jan 2017

Neither of those characteristics has anything to do with how I treat believers either.

Your religion, on the other hand, has a lot to say about how you're supposed to act. What do you think your religion tells you to do when it comes to being honest and kind? Do you think it says you should lie about people and insult them?

I understand if you'd rather once again try and make this about your strange question that I can't answer because it doesn't make sense. I've explained the best I can why I don't think it makes sense. But what's more telling is your steadfast refusal to even address the topic I've brought up.

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Pillars of religious bullshit [View all] Cartoonist Jan 2017 OP

K & R Great post!!! 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 2017 #1

Nuance is obviously not your strong point. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #2

Brevity is obviously your strong point Cartoonist Jan 2017 #3

Thanks. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #5

Reality requires proof Cartoonist Jan 2017 #7

Editorializing on your part. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #8

No shit. Act_of_Reparation Jan 2017 #9

Practically. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #10

"Free" will is like "free" gifts. It will cost you. immoderate Jan 2017 #4

Agreed, But what you state about coercion has nothing to do with the concept of free will guillaumeb Jan 2017 #6

Did (allegedly) Judas have free will? AtheistCrusader Jan 2017 #12

Did Judas have the freedom to act? guillaumeb Jan 2017 #13

"Free will" trotsky Jan 2017 #11

And is this what passes for sophisticated atheistic analysis? guillaumeb Jan 2017 #14

You left out the rug Jan 2017 #15

I am not sophisticated enough to add such a thing. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #16

No wonder you're prone to Bronze Age superstitions. rug Jan 2017 #19

I was so proud of myself when I discovered fire. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #20

Pride goeth before a burn. rug Jan 2017 #23

I spell it Bern. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #24

Oh, I must have struck a nerve. trotsky Jan 2017 #17

My guess is you have a high, though unwarranted, opinion of yourself. rug Jan 2017 #18

This high? guillaumeb Jan 2017 #22

We should all post buried up to our necks. rug Jan 2017 #25

When an immovable opinion meets an all-powerful Creator............. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #26

Apt. rug Jan 2017 #27

I also wonder about many things. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #21

Good for you! trotsky Jan 2017 #28

I hope you did not bet money on your feeling. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #29

Well you never know. trotsky Jan 2017 #30

Just like me? guillaumeb Jan 2017 #31

Yup, very confident. trotsky Jan 2017 #32

Allow me to refine my question: guillaumeb Jan 2017 #33

You think atheism is a belief system, do you not? trotsky Jan 2017 #34

Evading the question? guillaumeb Jan 2017 #35

If you asked a sensible question I'd be happy to. trotsky Jan 2017 #38

Desperately avoiding the question? guillaumeb Jan 2017 #39

*sigh* trotsky Jan 2017 #40

You cannot answer? guillaumeb Jan 2017 #41

Because you might as well be asking any of the following questions: trotsky Jan 2017 #43

You have identified as an atheist. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #45

I also identify as a golfer (albeit a poor one) and a Beatles fan. trotsky Jan 2017 #46

So how do you treat believers? guillaumeb Jan 2017 #47

The way I personally treat believers depends on how they live their belief. trotsky Jan 2017 #48

"Lie about" and "insult" presumes intent to be negative. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #49

Oh I didn't realize that was part of your religious beliefs too. trotsky Jan 2017 #51

What continues is your avoidance of the substance of my response. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #52

I don't freely insult theists here. trotsky Jan 2017 #53

I'll answer this one with a question... Fix The Stupid Jan 2017 #36

Which is no answer at all. guillaumeb Jan 2017 #37

What's the question again? n/t Fix The Stupid Jan 2017 #42

Question? I did not hear the question. eom guillaumeb Jan 2017 #44

It's really impossible to make much sense of anything without free will struggle4progress Jan 2017 #50